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Services of measurement and adjustment

Any size item can be measured and 3D coordinates generated directly to an accuracy of
Free form (organic) shapes/surfaces or regular geometric shapes/surfaces can be measured in 3D and the data used for reverse engineering applications or dimensional checks and comparison with CAD design surfaces.

Captured 3D Data and its shapes (models) can be transferred into a variety of Industry formats or as text files. (Most clients request can be accommodated).[/toggle_item][toggle_item title="Alignment (not balancing or vibrational analysis)"]Our 3D alignment techniques enable us to align a wide variety of items including rollers, vertical shafts, or complete machines. We are able to do this without placing our instrumentation directly on a reference line and without the traditional requirement of observing components perpendicular to the line of sight.
Straightness applications such as machine rails, guides or linear keys can easily be addressed. We can provide a status report and/or actual adjustment figures to correct misalignments immediately.

On large machinery that is in service it is usually not possible to measure and align all components in a single outage. Benchmarking of a machine with leading edge technology provides you with a snapshot of its dimensional status. From the benchmark report you can see the big picture of misalignments, wear, etc. to optimize informed decision making.

An improvement program is then developed to progressively bring the machine towards ideal efficient operational geometry. Often the adjustment that need to be made can be measured with dial indicators or alignment telescopes.

In 6 to 12 months time the machine is benchmarked again to identify the net result of the incremental changes and operational changes. A new improvement plan is then developed and the process repeats.

Where you have vertical machine columns, shafts, or any feature we can make these measurements. Our systems enable us to determine the figure for a single vertical component or the relationship of many adjacent components. For a large coupled shaft this may be verticality, and angular and parallel offsets.

With our standard equipment we are able to track items precisely (0.01mm/m) that are moving at speeds of up to 6metres per second. This can be done for a radial distance of 40 metres from the tracking instrument.

For this type of application our maximum sampling rate is 1000 points per second. Areas of application are machine motion plots, load and unloaded mapping, or robot calibration.

Specialist measurement system developments enabled us to track large rotating equipment in 3D at over 250RMP.
Other applications are Static and dynamic (real-time) measurement or monitoring of displacement, deformation, deflection, settlement, motion and thermal growth.

When the drawings for an item are not available but you need accurate data to develop CAD and CNC information we provide a mobile service. Our technology can be compared to a portable coordinate-measuring machine (PCMM) and easily interfaces with CAD applications. The measurements are made in-situ, on site with minimal disruption and often under operational conditions. For repair or replacement of parts/component manufacturing.

All measurement systems are mobile and we are able to respond rapidly to user requests on any site nationally and offshore.
There is no need to freight your component to us. We go to the site of manufacture/maintenance and provide QA measurements while the component is still on the lathe or milling machine or the machine in its operational/outage state.

Our portable technologies are currently contact scanning systems. Object or component surfaces are digitized by measuring individual points, profile or grid data streams or scanning whole surfaces. The high speed capabilities of the 3D Laser Tracker system mean that 1000 points per second can be recorded at a tracking speed of up to 6 metres per second. Data acquired is 3D (X,Y,Z) coordinated points as point cloud or surface point data that is used for 3D Modelling, dimensioning and CAD Inspection.